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NASC 2016: Marcela Kadanka [3-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Marcela Kadanka, who is competing at the 2016 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +370, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

[photo of Marcela Kadanka]

Given name(s): Marcela
Surname(s): Kadanka
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Round by Round

High score: 498
Average for: 381
Average against: 369

Round 1

[photo of Diane Brown]

Kadanka played #98 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 369 to 322 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-0, +47.

Round 2

[photo of Sam Rothbart]

Kadanka played #54 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 370 to 321 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-0, +96.

Round 3

[photo of Nick Purifoy]

Kadanka played #47 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 457 to 371 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-0, +182.

Round 4

[photo of Judi Boviard]

Kadanka played #96 Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) and won 412 to 334 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-0, +260.

Round 5

[photo of Kaia Nana]

Kadanka played #76 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 394 to 285 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-0, +369.

Round 6

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Kadanka played #10 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 375 to 414 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-1, +330.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Ben Greenwood]

Kadanka played #6 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 425 to 416 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-1, +339.

Round 8

[photo of Sharmaine Farini]

Kadanka played #2 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 372 to 314 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-1, +397.

Round 9

[photo of Tim Fish]

Kadanka played #21 Tim Fish (Franklin, IN) and won 416 to 407 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-1, +406.

Round 10

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Kadanka played #1 Jason Vaysberg (Plymouth, MN) and won 367 to 364 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-1, +409.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Anita Rackham]

Kadanka played #28 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 404 to 373 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-1, +440.

Round 12

[photo of Timothy Long]

Kadanka played #55 Timothy Long (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 292 to 413 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-2, +319.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Cooper Komatsu]

Kadanka played #56 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 359 to 456 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-3, +222.

Round 14

[photo of Mia Kang]

Kadanka played #67 Mia Kang (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 353 to 281 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-3, +294.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Jacque Lease]

Kadanka played #60 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 429 to 337 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-3, +386.

Round 16

[photo of Daiva Markelis]

Kadanka played #25 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 413 to 348 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-3, +451.

Round 17

[photo of Michelle Davis]

Kadanka played #4 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 397 to 325 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-3, +523.

Round 18

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Kadanka played #10 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 434 to 341 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-3, +616.

Round 19

[photo of Meredith Leigh]

Kadanka played #52 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and lost 302 to 392 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-4, +526.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Kadanka played #3 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 305 to 354 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +477.

Round 21

[photo of Nick Purifoy]

Kadanka played #47 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) again and won 391 to 359 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-5, +509.

Round 22

[photo of Frances Shaw]

Kadanka played #22 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 394 to 397 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-6, +506.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Kadanka played #1 Jason Vaysberg (Plymouth, MN) again and lost 375 to 412 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-7, +469.

Round 24

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Kadanka played #13 Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) and lost 321 to 397 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-8, +393.

Round 25

[photo of Frances Shaw]

Kadanka played #22 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) again and won 498 to 256 (a spread of 242).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 17-8, +635.

Round 26

[photo of Hannah Rozear]

Kadanka played #89 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 366 to 362 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-8, +639.

Round 27

[photo of Ben Greenwood]

Kadanka played #6 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and lost 323 to 460 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-9, +502.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

[photo of Phyllis Koselke]

Kadanka played #3 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) again and won 389 to 375 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 19-9, +516.

Round 29

[photo of Ben Greenwood]

Kadanka played #6 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) for the third time and won 464 to 389 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-9, +591.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 30

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Kadanka played #1 Jason Vaysberg (Plymouth, MN) for the third time and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-10, +577.

Kadanka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 31

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Kadanka played #1 Jason Vaysberg (Plymouth, MN) for the fourth time and lost 250 to 457 (a spread of -207).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 20-11, +370.


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